Does ByteDance pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, ByteDance employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at ByteDance. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at ByteDance?

51% of ByteDance employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated ByteDance 2.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at ByteDance?

Content Moderator (411) , Software Engineer (395) , Product Manager (145) , Intern (116) , Quality Analyst (79) , Senior Software Engineer (77) , Internship (67) , Quality Assurance (59) , Data Scientist (53) , Account Manager (52) , Quality Assurance Analyst (51) , Human Resources (46) , Software Engineer(Internship) (42) , Machine Learning Engineer (41) , Subject Matter Expert (SME) (41)

What are the pros of working at ByteDance according to real employee reviews?

"good salary and you have the chance to work with the seniors" ((in 322 reviews)); "The company has a lot of good colleagues and have a chance to execute various projects" ((in 215 reviews)); "basic pay is good" ((in 191 reviews)); "People there are nice and helpful" ((in 132 reviews)); "Teams are great." ((in 124 reviews))

What are the cons of working at ByteDance according to real employee reviews?

"TT no work life balance good if you don't want any relationships work like brainless human long work hour spent 8" ((in 239 reviews)); "late working hours" ((in 179 reviews)); "some teams have high pressure" ((in 74 reviews)); "Long hours and lots of work" ((in 61 reviews)); "Very bad managers and mentors that aren't willing to teach you." ((in 53 reviews))

What are employees saying about ByteDance layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about ByteDance layoffs and their outlook for job security at ByteDance in 2026.

ByteDance reviews

3.4

51% would recommend to a friend

(4,260 total reviews)

Rubo Liang

59% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

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ByteDance has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 4,260 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ByteDance employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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4K reviews

5.0

Feb 27, 2023

great money but burning out

Product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great money, transparency, equality, and result-orentied

Cons

endless work, working overtime is pretty common.

3.0

Feb 22, 2023

Challenging work but no work like balance

Account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fast paced, you can learn a lot from internal teams in HQ because you get to work closely with them.

Cons

Poor work life balance. Often work until late because HQ works late.

4.0

Feb 2, 2023

personal views

Event project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People are humble, intelligent, compassionate and creative. Aim for the highest, never shying away from taking calculated risks and embracing ambiguity as it comes. The opportunities are limitless for those who dare to pursue bold ideas that exist just beyond the boundary of possibility.

Cons

A decrease of overwork should be improved.

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